Acknowledgments | p. xv |
Introduction | p. xxi |
Affirmations | |
My Body Is My Own | p. 2 |
I Am Worthful | p. 4 |
I Have a Right to Be Alive | p. 6 |
I Notice and Appreciate My Perseverance | p. 8 |
I Love My Body | p. 10 |
I Can Have Fun | p. 12 |
I Have a Right to Feel Safe | p. 14 |
I Can Create Protection for Myself Today | p. 16 |
I Respect the Pace of My Own Process | p. 18 |
I Have a Right to Tell What Happened to Me | p. 20 |
I Am Patient with My Need to Trust | p. 22 |
I Am Grateful for the Loving Guides That Affirmed Me as a Child | p. 24 |
I Have a Right to Have My Requests Heard and Honored | p. 26 |
I Can Separate What Was Done to Me as a Child from Who That Child Was | p. 28 |
I Have a Right to Have Nurturing Nonsexual Relationships with People of Both Sexes | p. 30 |
I Can Tell People How I Feel When They Act Sexual toward Me | p. 32 |
I Have a Right to Determine Who Will Touch Me | p. 34 |
I Can Choose to Be Sexually Inactive during Times of Intense Healing for My Child-Within | p. 36 |
I Deserve to Wear Clothes That Flatter the Shape of My Body | p. 38 |
I Am Learning to Love and Trust the Many Responses of My Body | p. 40 |
I Can Reach Out for and Accept Help | p. 42 |
I Am not Alone. My Higher Power Is Always with Me, Whether I Can Feel It or Not | p. 44 |
I Am Learning to Trust My Memories | p. 46 |
My Anger Can Provide Strength for Me to Deal with My Memories | p. 48 |
I Am Slowly Coming to Believe That There Is, and Always Has Been, a Power Greater Than Myself at Work in My Life | p. 50 |
I Am Perfect Just as I Am | p. 52 |
Today I Take Time to Notice the Beauty of the World | p. 54 |
I Can Allow My Child-Within as Much Time as She Needs | p. 56 |
I Have a Right to Grieve My Losses | p. 58 |
I Can Allow Myself to Be Supported as I Grieve | p. 60 |
I Was Born Precious and Worthful | p. 62 |
I Deserve to Have Dreams | p. 64 |
I Am Courageous | p. 66 |
I Have a Right to Hold My Abuser Accountable for His Offensive Behavior | p. 68 |
I Can Create My Own Higher Power | p. 70 |
I Honor My Child's Courage to Survive | p. 72 |
I Am Creative | p. 74 |
I Am Learning to Love My Child-Within | p. 76 |
I Can Celebrate the Beauty of the Child That I Was | p. 78 |
I Honor and Respect the Survivor Behaviors That I Created as a Child | p. 80 |
I Am Learning to Trust and Respect the Messages I Receive from My Child-Within | p. 84 |
I Have a Right to Feel Angry | p. 86 |
I No Longer Have to Bear Unbearable Situations | p. 90 |
However I Feel about My Offender at This Moment Is OK and Valid | p. 94 |
I Deserved to Have Loving and Nurturing Caregivers | p. 98 |
I Can Survive the Healing Process | p. 100 |
I Always Will Have More Strength Than I Believe I Have | p. 104 |
Telling My Truths Will Set Me Free | p. 106 |
I Affirm My Child-Within and Take Back My Power by Taking Responsibility for My Own Life | p. 108 |
I Can Stay Alive by Choosing to Live in the Moment | p. 112 |
I Can Get Guidance in Learning to Parent My Child-Within | p. 116 |
I Am Learning to Be Gentle with Myself | p. 118 |
Helpful Resources | p. 121 |
My Personal Index | p. 125 |
Notes | p. 131 |
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